Kittel returns to racing at Tour de Yorkshire
Giant-Alpecin's Marcel Kittel will return to racing at the UCI 2.1 Tour de Yorkshire held from May 1-3. The sprinter has not raced since the Tour of Qatar, pulling out of his early-season races because of illness.
"It will be Kittel's first race back, so we need to give him the opportunity to find his race rhythm again," said coach Marc Reef.
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Kittel won the opening stage of the Tour de France in Harrogate last year and wore the early leader's jersey, so he knows the Yorkshire area well. He will be surrounded by a strong team that includes Bert De Backer, Tom Stamsnijder, Ramon Sinkeldam, Lawson Craddock, Caleb Fairly, Fredrik Ludvigsson and Lars van der Haar.
"At first glance the stages seem relatively flat, but from last year's Tour we know that they include some difficult categorized as well as uncategorized hills. We will start with a diverse team and aim for good stage results."
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